Then I saw it. My boy had a hold of something. He had that peace that surpasses understanding that we always talk about. He wasn’t worried.
Do you believe it? really really really believe it? Because if you don’t, the rest of the story doesn’t matter. Really.
Explaining the hope of Jesus should light up our faces and bring a definite and noticeable change. If we believe there is no greater hope, we should act like it when we’re talking about it.
Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed. 1 Peter 1:13 NIV
What do you hope for? A nice car? A good marriage? A great job?
Do you hope that things go well or [...]
I’m on the edge of losing it— the pain in my gut keeps burning. I’m ready to tell my story of failure… …Don’t dump me, God; my God, don’t stand me up.
Hurry and help me; I want some wide-open space in my life! Psalm 38:17-18, 21-22 MSG
Sometimes life is too much. [...]
After looking at the way things are on this earth, here’s what I’ve decided is the best way to live: Take care of yourself, have a good time, and make the most of whatever job you have for as long as God gives you life. And that’s about it. That’s the human lot. Yes, we [...]
That’s plain enough, isn’t it? You’re no longer wandering exiles. This kingdom of faith is now your home country. You’re no longer strangers or outsiders. You belong here, with as much right to the name Christian as anyone. Ephesians 2:19 MSG
Sometimes I feel like a don’t belong…. anywhere. [...]
Dear friends, do you think you’ll get anywhere in this if you learn all the right words but never do anything? Does merely talking about faith indicate that a person really has it? For instance, you come upon an old friend dressed in rags and half-starved and say, “Good morning, friend! Be clothed in Christ! [...]
Do you remember when you first believed? If you were an adult, do you remember the feeling, the “eye opening” moment when you realized it’s really all true? Do you remember how you had to question everything you ever knew and put your entire intelligence back in order based on now knowing the truth?
When we look at life in the form of a checklist, we focus on finishing the last and lose the reason behind the task. This is dangerous because we find out, years later, that the tasks meant little to us, it was the list that mattered.
